Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928-February 22, 1987) grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and went on to become one of the most talented and magical people to ever grace Earth. Andy Warhol, is perhaps most known for his ability to blur the lines between mainstream aesthetics and fine art which is expressed through his works. Notably his works of Marilyn Monroe does this on so many levels. Andy Warhol's parents were Slovakian immigrants. His father, Ondrej Warhola, was a construction worker, while his mother, Julia Warhola, was an embroiderer (needle worker.) They were devout Byzantine Catholics who attended mass regularly, and maintained much of their Slovakian culture and heritage while living in one of Pittsburgh's Eastern European ethnic
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This is not the only Elvis painting done by Warhol as he also has the ‘Double Elvis’ and ‘Triple Elvis’ respectively. A personal belief is that Warhol is simply compassionate and wants the most perfect work created. Warhol had painted Elvis several times in the 1950s where Elvis was a symbol of American culture and in the 60s towards the end of his career Warhol capitalized on that fact and brought him to life in Eight Elvises. In regards to the ‘Eight Elvises,’ Warhol is quoted as saying: “I always have to laugh, though, when I think of how Hollywood called Pop Art a put-on! Hollywood? I mean when you look at the kind of movies they were making then those were supposed to be real? This quote is very revealing, and offers clues as to Warhol’s intent in the Elvis series. Warhol has talked about this period of production during 1962-63. He said, “The rubber- stamp method I’d been using to repeat images suddenly seemed too homemade; I wanted something stronger that gave more of an assembly-line effect. With silk screening you pick a photograph, blow it up, transfer it in glue onto silk, and then roll ink across it so the ink goes through the silk but not through the glue. That way you get the same image, slightly different each time. It all sounds so simple — quick and
This is not the only Elvis painting done by Warhol as he also has the ‘Double Elvis’ and ‘Triple Elvis’ respectively. A personal belief is that Warhol is simply compassionate and wants the most perfect work created. Warhol had painted Elvis several times in the 1950s where Elvis was a symbol of American culture and in the 60s towards the end of his career Warhol capitalized on that fact and brought him to life in Eight Elvises. In regards to the ‘Eight Elvises,’ Warhol is quoted as saying: “I always have to laugh, though, when I think of how Hollywood called Pop Art a put-on! Hollywood? I mean when you look at the kind of movies they were making then those were supposed to be real? This quote is very revealing, and offers clues as to Warhol’s intent in the Elvis series. Warhol has talked about this period of production during 1962-63. He said, “The rubber- stamp method I’d been using to repeat images suddenly seemed too homemade; I wanted something stronger that gave more of an assembly-line effect. With silk screening you pick a photograph, blow it up, transfer it in glue onto silk, and then roll ink across it so the ink goes through the silk but not through the glue. That way you get the same image, slightly different each time. It all sounds so simple — quick and